Outdoor Gardens,
Lobby + Gift Shop
April - September
10 am – 6 pm daily
October - March
10 am – 4 pm daily
Bolz Conservatory
Closed March 11 - June 14 for Planned Maintenance
Schumacher Library
Permanently Closed
Mugwort, Wood Betony, Blue Vervain, and Yarrow are a few of the many herbs used throughout history for healing and divination. Join local herbalist and astrologer Jennifer Helmer as she discusses the history, lore, and medicinal uses of local and nonnative herbs. Explore these herbs with your senses as you make your own herb sachet to take home.
$30 per person
Little Sprouts programs are nature and literature-based early childhood programs designed to meet the multidimensional learning and developmental needs of children ages 2-5 years. Each class is designed for children to work side-by-side with their adult caregiver as they engage in hands-on, fun, age-appropriate experiences that support the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards. Little Sprouts Story & Stroll classes include a story, theme-related learning activities, and a stroll through the outdoor gardens or conservatory. Ages 2-5 with an adult; adult attends free.
“Move like a great river; be still like a mountain” instructs the age-old description of the meditative exercise and movement art of T’ai Chi Ch’uan. This class offers standing movements and seated practices rooted within the Chinese tradition of Tai Chi and Chi Kung for the enrichment of body, mind and spirit. All physical abilities welcome, including those in need of chair-based practice.
Join us for a lively spring walk to explore seasonally available plants for wellness. You will learn to identify the plants of the season, how to respectfully harvest them, and best practices for preparing them for food and medicine.